Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

“My engineers say our website is old school, and we need to be on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, my VP of Sales says we’re wasting our marketing dollars not targeting the right people and my board keeps giving me their opinions of how we should describe our product and company. Who’s the user of product? with a strategy.

Marketing 315

Marketing Audience Technical Review PR 315

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

recently wrote a post talking about how some VCs meddle in operating company decisions or some executive teams are too reliant on VCs to jump in and make hard calls for them. So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.”

Startup 150

Startup CTO Hire Sales Leadership 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. You need to have a technical genius on the team to get your startup product off the ground. The operations superstar.

Technical Cofounder 144

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 144

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. When the product is early and still pivoting, these are kind of the same thing.

PR 160

PR Technical Review Seed Stage Design 160

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. Party rounds blew up on a number of startups who found it difficult to get ongoing operational support from investors who didn’t have time or inclination to lean in.

Technical Review 117

Technical Review CTO Hire Finance Stealth 117

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ). Use that intelligence to inform product portfolio and investment choices.”. Image source ).

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Thus I was happy to see a new book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. You need to have a technical genius on the team to get your startup product off the ground. The operations superstar. The sales professional.

Technical Cofounder 245

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 245

Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2020

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affects the way businesses operate. Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright but to others, some of these changes are meant to work against their expansion and business operations. 2- Bright and Digital!

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Artificial Inteligence 144

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

When it comes to changes I will be making in my business in the next year, I see us moving away from a traditional office space environment strategy we were operating under prior to the pandemic. From the feedback that I have received, I have gathered that my employees are happier and more productive while working from home.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Employee 126

Up and Running

JANUARY 25, 2018

Whether your product is an add-on or completely new, innovative solution, the core of your business idea should be about your audience—not you. Remember, if you later secure additional funding sources and have the capacity to increase your budget, then you can always scale up your operations. List who’s on your team and why.

eCommerce 96

eCommerce Business Plan Audience Lean 96

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

The invite-only event was attended by 300 of the area’s best tech leaders, founders, product managers, designers, developers, investors, engineers, salesmen and women, and more, all of whom are hard at work in consumer tech. Still others point to the collective sensibility and logic of New Englanders as an operating philosophy.

Boston 120

Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2013

Roominate , one of my favorite Lean LaunchPad teams came out to the ranch last week for a strategy session. As soon as they had designed the product, they found a contract manufacturer to build the product in China. They outlined their retail channel and PR strategy and told me about the type of consultants they wanted to hire.

PR 318

PR China Lean Channel 318

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Thus I was happy to see a recent book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. You need to have a technical genius on the team to get your startup product off the ground. The operations superstar.

Technical Cofounder 120

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Stock Options 120

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

They communicated this to product management who looked at all of the internal requirements we had generated (e.g. and product management worked with me to decide what to build & when. I spent time with the folks (Klaus Schauser and Brian Danahoo) at AppFolio before they ever launched their products. They recorded it.

Customer 280

Customer Technical Review Software Review Mexico 280

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

PR is mostly ineffective when companies step on social media landmines – [link]. Important for all entrepreneurs to understand: The Cult of “Great Product” – [link]. Zynga Leans On Some Workers to Surrender Pre-IPO Shares – [link]. Don’t Give Your Users Shit Work – [link]. Very shady, if true.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design CTO Hire 94

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

When we build products, we use a methodology. But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." We know some products succeed and others fail, but the reasons are complex and the unpredictable. a roadmap for how to get to Product/Market Fit."

Customer Development 168

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 168

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Noah has been a key figure in the making of LivePlan, our own SaaS product. Step 1: Start with a lean plan. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

The other departments in marketing gave the same answers; the product-marketing department said their job was to write data sheets. But what I wanted was an agile marketing team capable of operating independently without day-to-day direction. The same was true for PR. I couldn’t care less about those.

Silicon Valley 266

Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS PR 266

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2013

Roominate , one of my favorite Lean LaunchPad teams came out to the ranch last week for a strategy session. As soon as they had designed the product, they found a contract manufacturer to build the product in China. They outlined their retail channel and PR strategy and told me about the type of consultants they wanted to hire.

PR 210

PR China Lean Channel 210

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

I’ve seen many times what happens when a single department get’s holed-up in its own space, like the terrifying “ operations cave.&# Engineers are offenders in this category too, but so is any gender-segregated activity, like an all-female PR or marketing team. This is especially important across functional lines.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco Lean Sweden Continuous Deployment 167

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

You probably don’t have a big portion of your income that you can tuck away as savings, and you welcome opportunities to make your operations more cost-effective. own-brand); the box may not be as pretty but the product will be the same. Review your operating expenses. DIY Marketing and PR. “Lean is in.

South Africa 157

South Africa Software Review Green Technical Review 157

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). If you are interested the Vimeo is here. And so on down then line. If a company that would traditionally raise $500k at a $3.5

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

Industrial Design: 50+ Wicked Product Designs | designrfix.com – [link]. 3 Rules for Building Features in a Lean Startup – [link]. What Makes A Great Product Leader? 4 reasons why PR firms are taking over social media – [link]. Stylish White Package Design Inspiration – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The classic lifespan of successful products is a story in four parts: Introduction Growth Maturity Decline. How this story plays out has a lot to do with the type of product and how it’s improved over time, if at all. In this article, we’ll look at the different stages of the product lifecycle through the lens of marketing.

Product 142

Product Marketing Software Review Social Media 142

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. We’ll do this through a variety of ways like introducing new products and features to our website, and focusing on a variety of marketing strategies to grow and engage our community.

Detroit 92

Detroit Entrepreneur Technical Review Revenue 92

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Whats striking about these stories, if you get past the PR hype, are two very important themes: These prodigies were self-taught, and had a fundamental fascination with technology from a very young age. these devices all need human instruction to enable correct and desired operation. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

Programming 143

Programming San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 143

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 17, 2017

Operating a company that makes products can be hard. This is where lean manufacturing comes in. This is a set of principles that can be applied to most products. So, you can see this as a sort of PR move, if you like. So, if you outsource your manufacturing, you may have to stop if you want to go lean.

Bootstrapping 100

Bootstrapping Lean PR Government 100

Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 23, 2023

Without further adieu, here’s your list – from me to you: Business Planning and Strategy: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries – How to build a business using an iterative and customer-focused approach. You can find these on Amazon, and be sure to find your local bookstore to support them as well. My work in this space: TBD!

Artificial Inteligence 78

Artificial Inteligence Leadership Viral PR 78

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

This series of posts is a brief explanation of how we’ve evolved from Product Development to Customer Development to the Lean Startup. The Product Development Diagram Emerging early in the twentieth century, this product-centric model described a process that evolved in manufacturing industries.

Silicon Valley 266

Silicon Valley Product Startup Product Development 266

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 11, 2009 The cardinal sin of community management Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. It took me a long time to understand that benefit of our product. This probably sounds illogical.

Community 158

Community Management Lean Software Review 158

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 2, 2016

It might have started with Aaron Burr talking at social clubs, but campaigns today include millions dumped into advertising, social media strategy, promotional products, and more. It’s something that can be reiterated in not only signage and promotional products, but repeated by the candidate himself. Verdict: Trump.

Social Media 48

Social Media Marketing Campaign PR 48

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

“The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.” Always productive and efficient, John gets things done in a way that doesn’t call attention to himself, but rather to the work product itself. ” ~ Samuel Gompers . Thanks, Adriano! Thanks, Dylan! Thanks, Amanda!

Bosnia 67

Bosnia Software Engineering Cambodia San Francisco 67

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

You can read more about Etsy products and policies on their very informative blog. Research your product. In addition to researching the Etsy platform, research your product. This is actually a good time to consider creating a lean business plan so that you have the flexibility to change as you go.

eCommerce 60

eCommerce SEO Software Review Social Media 60

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. Startups needed millions of dollars of funding just to get their first product out the door to customers. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Knapp talks about focusing on only the essential activities for shipping new products and testing new ideas. And so, the concept for a digital PR service was born. Using my existing skills and resources (including an old domain name), I tested a productized digital PR offer. Another three came on board 45 days later.

PR 120

PR B2B Lean Audience 120

Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Given the number of funding resources available today, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem getting that initial start-up cash, especially if you focus on a lean business model or MVP route to market. See what people are paying, how they’re rating products/services. You can do it even if you start from home. Are they doing well?

Elevator Pitch 166

Elevator Pitch Software Review SBA Business Plan 166

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It’s all about the product. The only thing that matters is how good your product is. At Fab, our virtual product is our website & apps, our physical products are the merchandise we sell, and our experience product is our operations and service. Getting all 3 parts of our product right is everything.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108